वज्र

Sanskrit

noun
Definitions
  • (also ) "the hard or mighty one", a thunderbolt
  • a diamond (thought to be as hard as the thunderbolt or of the same substance with it), (, , etc.)
  • a kind of talc ()
  • a kind of penance (feeding for a month on only barley prepared with cow's urine) ()
  • sour gruel ()
  • a form of military array (, , etc.) (compare वज्रव्यूह​ (tr=vajra-vyūha))
  • a kind of column or pillar ()
  • a particular form of the moon (ib.)
  • a particular एकाह​ (tr=ekāha) ()
  • a kind of hard mortar or cement (कल्क​ (tr=kalka)) () (compare वज्रलेप​ (tr=vajra-lepa))
  • name of the 15th of the 27 yogas or astronomical divisions of time (ib.)
  • a particular soma ceremony ()
  • and another species ()
  • ()
  • name of a mountain ()
  • name of an asura ()
  • name of a son of अनिरुद्ध​ (tr=aniruddha) (, , )
  • name of a son of विश्वामित्र​ (tr=viśvāmitra) ()
  • name of a son of Manu Sāvarṇa ()
  • (Jainism) of one of the 10 dala-pūrvins ()
  • name of a rishi () (compare वात्स्य​ (tr=vātsya))
  • name of a minister of नरेन्द्रादित्य​ (tr=narendrāditya) ()
  • name of a son of भूति (भूति) (ib.)
  • name of a heretical king ()

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *wáȷ́ras inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wáȷ́ras (mace) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- (be strong, awake, lively, be fresh, cheerful, strong, be awake, be cheerful).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*weǵ-

Gloss

be strong, awake, lively, be fresh, cheerful, strong, be awake, be cheerful

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Property

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